This invention provides a continuous display with non-uniform pixel
density, forming a foveated display. A single, continuous display has a
higher pixel density at the center of the display than at the periphery
of the display. Where two continuous displays are used in accordance with
the present invention, the central forward gaze of the viewer's image
will be displayed in high resolution while the leftmost portion of the
left eye display will be in low resolution and the rightmost portion of
the right eye display will be in low resolution. The pixel resolution of
the visual display may correspond to the visual acuity of the human eye.
A foveated image display system using a continuous display with
non-uniform pixel density increases the field of view while reducing the
image bandwidth. A foveated image display system may be hardware-based by
employing anamorphic lenses or sensors rather than relying upon image
interpolation to modify the resolution of the resultant image data
communicated to the continuous display with non-uniform pixel density.